Demographics of Daphne city, Alabama

Daphne city, Alabama had 31,396 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,630 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Daphne city, in four figures

31,396
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 29,453 ±34.; +13.1%
Change since July 2020: +3,630 people.; 38.3 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $87,250 ±$3,029
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Daphne city, Alabama's population grew 13.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Daphne city, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Daphne city, Alabama's population grew 13.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Daphne city, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	27,766	100.0	100.0
2021	28,817	103.8	100.2
2022	29,750	107.1	100.7
2023	30,469	109.7	101.6
2024	30,832	111.0	102.5
2025	31,396	113.1	103.1

Population of Daphne city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	27,766	—
2021	28,817	+1,051
2022	29,750	+933
2023	30,469	+719
2024	30,832	+363
2025	31,396	+564

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±2.3: for men 37.5 ±2.9 and for women 39.1 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Daphne city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	1,852 ±396	6.3% ±1.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,339 ±744	18.1% ±2.5	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,219 ±441	7.5% ±1.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,238 ±873	28.0% ±3.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,763 ±806	23.0% ±2.7	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,042 ±697	17.1% ±2.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $87,250 ±$3,029, and income per person $42,956 ±$3,008, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Daphne city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	821 ±278	7.2% ±2.4	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,825 ±495	15.9% ±4.2	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,145 ±474	18.7% ±4.0	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,812 ±588	15.8% ±5.1	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,774 ±516	24.2% ±4.3	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	908 ±214	7.9% ±1.8	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,185 ±280	10.3% ±2.4	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Daphne city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	2,099 ±750	7.2% ±2.6	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	865 ±353	12.0% ±4.7	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,044 ±375	6.8% ±2.4	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	58 to 322	0.9% to 4.9%	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Daphne city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Daphne city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	12,340 ±543	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±2.4	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±2.6	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.5% ±3.7	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.5% ±4.8	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$323,400 ±$22,219	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,388 ±$79	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Daphne city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,793 ±609	6.1% ±2.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,690 ±1,240	73.6% ±4.2	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,546 ±1,142	15.4% ±3.9	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	589 ±280	2.0% ±1.0	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 112	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	779 ±294	2.6% ±1.0	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Daphne city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	15,539 ±1,165	52.8% ±4.0	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,136 ±1,209	41.2% ±4.1	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	495 ±234	1.7% ±0.8	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,283 ±378	4.4% ±1.3	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	760 ±289	2.6% ±1.0	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	255 to 791	0.9% to 2.7%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Daphne city among the places of Alabama

20th of 120 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Places of Alabama near Daphne city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Alabaster city	33,917 ±48
Gadsden city	33,374 ±26
Opelika city	32,820 ±41
Northport city	31,218 ±87
Enterprise city	29,505 ±196
Daphne city	29,453 ±34
Athens city	29,002 ±39
Homewood city	27,829 ±33
Trussville city	26,673 ±474
Bessemer city	25,400 ±53
Pelham city	24,827 ±70

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Daphne city, Alabama

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Alabama by median rent
No. 10 Places in Alabama by foreign-born share
No. 11 Places in Alabama by median household income
No. 13 Places in Alabama by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 13 Places in Alabama by median age
No. 14 Places in Alabama by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026